In this page are listed a series of tools and services scientists can use to open their science. These are organized in different topics covering different facets of Open Science. Some of these tools are only targeted to certain fields of science, some are more general. Early 2013, the open science community is very active. New initiatives emerge every week and it is hard to be up to date. At the end of the page are links to other webpages tracking the creation and evolution of tools with different emphasis

ordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

Screenr | Instant screencasts: Just click record. Screenr’s web-based screen recorder makes it a breeze to create and share your screencasts around the web. Just click the record button, capture your screen & voice, and share the link. Some people even call it fun!

Twtrland wants to give you a simple way to figure out whether or not you should follow, along with a new way to search the Twitter graph. The free-to-use platform is pretty straightforward. The site essentially pulls together all the info they can find on individual users in the Twitterverse and creates a profile for them that’s broken down into behavior patterns, famous words, top followers, links, replies, pictures and check-ins.

Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.

Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.

Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.